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Benjamin Franklin Edwards 1797–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1797

Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 27 April 1877

Death Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Edwards

Mother: Margaret Beall

Spouse(s): Eliza Green

Children(s): Cyrus Edwards, Martha Edwards, Willis Edwards, Letitia Whitaker, Franklin Edwards

Benjamin Franklin Edwards was born in 1797 in Maryland, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Edwards And Margaret Beall. Benjamin Franklin Edwards married Eliza Green, and had children including Cyrus Lewis Edwards, Franklin Cook Edwards, Letitia Whitaker, Martha Edwards, Willis Green Edwards. Benjamin Franklin Edwards passed away in 1877 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Edwards was born in 1797 in Maryland, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Edwards And Margaret Beall.
  • Benjamin Franklin Edwards married Eliza Green, and had children including Cyrus Lewis Edwards, Franklin Cook Edwards, Letitia Whitaker, Martha Edwards, Willis Green Edwards.
  • Benjamin Franklin Edwards passed away in 1877 in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Edwards
1797–1877
Birth Place: Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Edwards
1753–1826
Margaret Beall
1750–1800
Grandparents
Hayden Edwards
1716–1803
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1697–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1676–
Ann Harrison
1678–

Benjamin Edwards's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Edwards (2 Jul 1797–27 April 1877) m. Eliza Green (7 August 1797–23 Oct 1876)
  1. 1. Cyrus (Lewis) Edwards 1837–1912 m. Lucinda Bird 1852–1944
    1. 1. Cyrus (Lewis) Edwards 1879–1968 m. Ivy (Emma) Spurgeon 1890–1975
      1. 1. Beulah (Birdie) Edwards 1912–1974 m. Wilbur Buckner 1911–1984
        1. 1. Marilyn (Jo) Buckner 1936–2021
        2. 2. Jacqueline (Lee) Buckner 1938–2013 m. Jim (E.) Kincaid 1938–1982
      2. 2. Cyrus (L Edwards) Jr. 1909–1974
      3. 3. Ruth (Bernice) Edwards 1908–
      4. 4. Benjamin Edwards 1919–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Edwards 1879–1964
  2. 2. Martha Edwards 1837–1914
  3. 3. Willis (Green) Edwards 1822–1895
  4. 4. Letitia Whitaker 1825–1882
  5. 5. Franklin (Cook) Edwards 1826–1873

Benjamin Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1797
2 Jul 1797
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Edwards in Maryland, United States of America
Maryland, United States of America
1877
27 April 1877
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Franklin Edwards in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1797
    Event Place: Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 087 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1877
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 1 May 1877 - Page 3, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    01 May 1877, Tue · Page 3 1 May 1877

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 May 1877
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 1 May 1877 - Page 3, 1 May 1877

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1877
    Event Place: Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 087 : 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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